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1、1、FRANKLIND.ROOSEVELTSPEARLHARBORSPEECHDeclarationofWarDecember8,1941TotheCongressoftheUnitedStates:Yesterday,Dec・7,1941-adatewhichwillliveininfamy-theUnitedStatesofAmericawassuddenlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheEmpireofJapan・TheUnitedStateswasatp
2、eacewiththatnationand,atthesolicitationofJapan,wasstillinconversationwiththegovernmentanditsemperorlookingtowardthemaintenanceofpeaceinthePacific.Indeed,onehourafterJapaneseairsquadronshadcommencedbombinginOahu,theJapaneseambassadortotheUnitedStatesandhiscolleagues
3、deliveredtotheSecretaryofStateaformalreplytoarecentAmericanmessage・Whilethisreplystatedthatitseemeduselesstocontinuetheexistingdiplomaticnegotiations,itcontainednothreatorhintofwarorarmedattack.ItwillberecordedthatthedistanceofHawaiifromJapanmakesitobviousthattheat
4、tackwasdeliberatelyplannedmanydaysorevenweeksago.Duringtheinterveningtime,theJapanesegovernmenthasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheUnitedStatesbyfalsestatementsandexpressionsofhopeforcontinuedpeace・TheattackyesterdayontheHawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoAmericann
5、avalandmilitaryforces・VerymanyAmericanliveshavebeenlost.Inaddition,AmericanshipshavebeenreportedtorpedoedonthehighseasbetweenSanFranciscoandHonolulu・Yesterday,theJapanesegovernmentalsolaunchedanattackagainstMalaya.Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedHongKong.Lastnight,
6、JapaneseforcesattackedGuam・Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedthePhilippineIslands・Lastnight,theJapaneseattackedWakeIsland・Thismorning,theJapaneseattackedMidwayIsland.Japanhas,therefore,undertakenasurpriseoffensiveextendingthroughoutthePacificarea.Thefactsofyesterdays
7、peakforthemselves.ThepeopleoftheUnitedStateshavealreadyformedtheiropinionsandwellunderstandtheimplicationstotheverylifeandsafetyofournation・AscommanderinchiefoftheArmyandNavy,Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefense・Alwayswillwerememberthecharacteroftheonsl
8、aughtagainstus.Nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustoovercomethispremeditatedinvasion,theAmericanpeopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory